? on chosing a facilitator - Isr - Pal Open Space

[Masud Sheikh]

I tend to agree that someone intimately connected with the conflict may have
difficulty in keeping the space open. In his book (is it named Practice of
Peace?) HO makes the point that (as an American) he would be unable to
facilitate an OS with Osama bin Laden (or perhaps the likes of him).

I am not an OS facilitator, and have not met HO. Based on what I have seen
of him from a distance, I would give serious consideration to his
recommendation of his co-facilitators in the recent Practice of Peace Event
in NY.

Equally, as Lucas recommends, people who have transcended conflict in a
troubled spot of the world might be good candidates.

My apologies for these "helicopter-view" pronouncements. It is both a
strength and a weakness in me

Best wishes for the event
Masud Sheikh
Oakville, Ontario
(Until five years ago, in Pakistan)

The world will be saved by individuals of integrity freely joining together
- Buckminster Fuller

-----Original Message-----
From: Lucas Gonzalez [mailto:lgs0a at yahoo.es]
Sent: January 25, 2005 4:40 AM
Subject: Re: ? on chosing a facilitator - Isr - Pal Open Space

 --- Zachary Metz <ZacharyMetz at cicr.columbia.edu> escribió:
> Hi all,
>
> My colleagues and I here at the Center for International Conflict
> Resolution at Columbia have been asked to hold an Open Space on a
> question related to the role of civil society in supporting the peace
> process in Israel and Palestine. We are struggling a bit to get
> clarity on who of our team makes the most sense to facilitate.

Might that person come, say, from Northern Ireland or from other
troubled place?  There are lots of such places around the World.

Thanks for all the learning on this list.

Lucas



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